Tenn. Code Ann. » Tenn. Code / Title 8 / Chapter 8 / Part 1
Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-101 (2026)

Prohibited from practice of law or serving as member of general assembly while sheriff

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section JustiaTenn. Code CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

No person shall engage in the practice of law or serve as a member of the general assembly while serving as sheriff.

Code 1858, § 357 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 4); Shan., § 446; Code 1932, § 693; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-801; Acts 2009, ch. 56, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Brenda Faye Brewington v. State of Tennessee, 414 S.W.3d 126 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Brenda Faye Brewington v. State of Tennessee, 414 S.W.3d 126 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “See T.C.A. §§ 8-8-101, 205. The absence of any such provision in the title governing constables leads to the conclusion that the Legislature did not intend for constables to be statutorily prohibited from practicing law.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.